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Flunks vs Clunks - What's the difference?

flunks | clunks |

As verbs the difference between flunks and clunks

is that flunks is (flunk) while clunks is (clunk).

As a noun clunks is

.

flunks

English

Verb

(head)
  • (flunk)

    • flunk

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US, ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
    • He flunked math, again.
  • (US) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
    • Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.
  • (US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
  • To back out through fear.

    • See also

    * flunk out English ergative verbs

    clunks

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (clunk)